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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registration
Statement No. 33-41685 of Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust on Form N-1A
of our reports dated August 7, 2000, appearing in the Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information of Active Assets Money Trust, Active Assets Tax-Free
Trust, Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust and Active Assets Government
Securities Trust, and to the references to us under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Custodian and Independent Accountants" and
"Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information, both of which
are part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
August 24, 2000
